Spicy Black Sesame Sea Bream with Corn-Coriander Salad

Finally the sun came out on Wednesday. After our return from Austria, where the weather was so la-la - a bit of rain, a bit of sunshine, sometimes warm, sometimes cold - I was hoping for a bit more of summer when we came home.

I still had another week off and was planning on spending it with Soeren. But there was no sign of summer anywhere in Weimar either.

However, both of us are creative when it comes to having fun. So, we spent the earlier part of the week going to the library for a book reading, taking in a 3-D movie about dolphins and whales. One of the things I admire about Soeren is his enthusiasm. Before school was out his class went for a visit to the Weimar House. I shamefully had to admit to him that in the 5 years we've been living here, I have not had the opportunity to visit this brilliant museum.

I believe he was in the state of incredulity because I normally am quite pedantic about such important things. The fact that I had not taken an interest in how Weimar came to be, as I am very impressed by this city and it's culture, and had not visited the Weimar House struck him as rather odd. His solution back then was "We'll go when I have my break! I'll show you around."

It was quite exciting to be led through a museum by a five year old and although we were guided through the city's history by Goethe himself, I found Soeren's explanations far more interesting.

On Wednesday the sun came out and with it, summer it's full glory. Since then we've been to the ega park, where in between the Japanese gardens and the rose garden, we spent hours at the playground, the farm and the observatory tower. The following day both of us packed a lovely picnic, got our bikes out and went for a lovely long bike ride. We spread out our picnic next to the river below a huge oak tree and while Soeren splashed around in the water I was able to read. Lying on our backs we discovered several cloud animals in the clear blue skies and finally after a little nap we headed into town for our favorite ice-creams.

A lovely week with an exceptional kid. Currently he seems to find fun in reading everything backwards and we have a grand time making up our own language.

This coming week he's spending with his grandparents and I am sure they too will have a ball with him. Me? Oh I am going back to work tomorrow but I am also looking forward to enjoying the time out being single-me again. I love everything about being mummy and cherish every moment spent with my son - but I do love the times when dinner does not have to be done by 6:30 PM or bedtime by 8:00 PM. When I can kick back and eat at 9 PM if I want and go out with Tom and friends on the spur of the moment without having to arrange for a babysitter a few days ahead of time.

But I know I will miss him! Especially in the kitchen where he is my diligent assistant and we've been cooking up a few feasts together. One of them was this fantastic tasting fish.

Sea bream, also known as dorade, is on my top 5 hit list of fish. The delicate white flesh of the sea-bream is succulent and juicy. It is versatile and not only suitable for a wide variety of dishes but also used in several different types of cuisines. It is equally delicious in sashimi, ceviche or simply smoked.

In this recipe I have made a spicy rub with garlic, paprika powder, ground cumin and dried chili flakes, then lightly coated it with black sesame seeds. Served together with a tangy corn-coriander salad, this is a healthy, light and flavorful meal. Perfect for lunch or a light dinner.

In a large salad bowl mix all of the ingredients for the salad, season to taste and toss well. Allow for the flavors to infuse for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Serve the sea bream hot with lime wedges and the corn-coriander salad.

Verdict

Can it be true? Such a scrumptious meal ready in such a short time. Yes, it is. Meals like this are on the regular menu plan at our home. Simple to prepare and big on taste. All the flavors harmonize se well with each other. The slight sharpness of the chilies fits in so well with the nutty sesame seeds. If you like fish on your tables - you'll love this.

I have joined the Royal Food Joust, a great event, which gets you to cook out of the box. Each month 3 ingredients are picked and assigned. Our jobs is to go off with our thinking caps and create a dish with those ingredients. This month the 3 ingredients were sesame, coriander and fish. What do you think, did i do an acceptable job here?

*Note about the pictures: While these pictures are not the first set of pictures I took with my new lights, these are the first to be premiered on WFLH (besides the ones I presented here) using the Lowel EGO lights and my studio.

What a great dish. I do love fish and could definitelly eat it every single day. The salad is soo gorgeous with all its colours.very,very vibrant.and added that extra texture dimension to your meal. fabulous.

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Hello, I am Meeta a freelance food photographer, stylist and writer living in the cuturally rich city of Weimar, Germany with my husband and our son, where I enjoy preparing multi-cultural home cooked meals with fresh organic ingredients. What's for lunch, Honey? is my award winning food blog where I combine my love for food with my love for photography and styling...